129 Baby Names That Mean Fire

If you want a name with a little heat behind it, you are in the right place. Some of these names translate to “fire” or “flame” directly, while others lean into the glow around it: sun, light, sparks, embers, and that warm, bright energy people love.

Girl Names That Mean Fire

1. Aithne (Irish): “fire”.
2. Alev (Turkish): “flame”.
3. Alinta (Australian Aboriginal): “fire” or “flame”.
4. Ember (English): a glowing piece of coal.
5. Fiamma (Italian): “flame”.
6. Hotaru (Japanese): “firefly”.
7. Hurik (Armenian): “small fire”.
8. Iskra (Slavic): “spark”.
9. Lucia (Latin): “light”.
10. Nura (Arabic): “light”.
11. Nuria (Arabic): “luminous” or “bright”.
12. Seraphina (Hebrew): “fiery one” or “burning”.
13. Sol (Spanish): “sun”.
14. Soleil (French): “sun”.
15. Solana (Spanish): “sunshine” or “sunny place”.
16. Sunniva (Old Norse): “sun gift”.
17. Tanwen (Welsh): “white fire”.
18. Ziya (Arabic/Turkish): “radiance” or “light”.
19. Dawn (English): daybreak, first light.

More Girl Names That Mean Fire

20. Brenda (Norse roots): linked to “torch” and firebrand imagery.
21. Brinley (English): “burned clearing”.
22. Calida (Spanish): “warm” or “heated”.
23. Ena (Irish): “little fire”.
24. Flannery (Irish): “descendant of the red warrior”.
25. Fiammetta (Italian): “little flame”.
26. Niamh (Irish): “bright” or “radiant”.
27. Aurora (Latin): “dawn”.
28. Roxana (Persian): often tied to “dawn” and radiance.

Fire Goddess Names

29. Pele (Hawaiian mythology): goddess of fire and volcanoes.
30. Hestia (Greek mythology): goddess of the hearth and sacred fire.
31. Vesta (Roman mythology): goddess of the hearth-fire.
32. Brigid (Celtic mythology): goddess linked to the hearth and sacred flame.
33. Sekhmet (Egyptian mythology): fierce solar goddess of scorching heat.
34. Amaterasu (Japanese mythology): sun goddess.
35. Sol (Norse mythology): the personified sun goddess.
36. Sulis (Celtic/Roman Britain): solar goddess associated with healing waters.
37. Gabija (Lithuanian mythology): hearth-fire spirit and goddess.
38. Hecate (Greek mythology): often depicted with torches and firelight.
39. Eos (Greek mythology): goddess of dawn.
40. Aine (Irish mythology): goddess tied to summer and sunshine.
41. Saule (Baltic mythology): sun goddess associated with sunlight.

Boy Names That Mean Fire

42. Aidan (Irish): “little fire”.
43. Aodh (Irish): “fire”.
44. Aodhan (Irish): “little fire”.
45. Atsila (Cherokee): “fire”.
46. Anatole (Greek/French): “sunrise”.
47. Aftab (Persian/Urdu): “sun”.
48. Aditya (Sanskrit): “sun”.
49. Elio (Italian): “sun”.
50. Kiran (Sanskrit): “ray of light”.
51. Meir (Hebrew): “one who gives light”.
52. Ravi (Sanskrit): “sun”.
53. Surya (Sanskrit): “sun”.
54. Samson (Hebrew): “sun”.
55. Uri (Hebrew): “my light”.
56. Uriel (Hebrew): “God is my light”.
57. Lior (Hebrew): “my light”.
58. Lucian (Latin): “light”.
59. Lux (Latin): “light”.
60. Ignatius (Latin): “fiery” or “ardent”.
61. Ignis (Latin): “fire”.
62. Flint (English): spark-making stone.
63. Tyson (Old French): “firebrand”.
64. Keahi (Hawaiian): “fire”.
65. Volkan (Turkish): “volcano”.

More Boy Names That Mean Fire

66. Kenneth (Scottish/Irish): traditionally explained as “born of fire”.
67. Cinaed (Gaelic): “born of fire”.
68. Conleth (Irish): often interpreted as “chaste fire”.
69. Conley (Irish): a related form often tied to “chaste fire”.
70. Fintan (Irish): “white fire”.
71. IJsbrand (Dutch): built on the idea of “ice” plus “firebrand”.
72. Mishal (Arabic): “torch” or “beacon”.
73. Solaris (Latin): “of the sun”.
74. Zohar (Hebrew): “glow” or “radiance”.
75. Tejas (Sanskrit): “brilliance” or “radiance”.
76. Nuri (Arabic/Turkish): “my light”.
77. Prakash (Sanskrit): “light” or “illumination”.

Fire God Names

78. Agni (Vedic tradition): god of fire.
79. Atar (Zoroastrian tradition): sacred fire divinity.
80. Vulcan (Roman mythology): god of fire and volcanoes.
81. Hephaestus (Greek mythology): god of the forge and fire.
82. Kagutsuchi (Japanese mythology): god of fire.
83. Xiuhtecuhtli (Aztec mythology): god of fire, heat, and time.
84. Surtr (Norse mythology): mythic fire giant.
85. Ra (Egyptian mythology): sun god.
86. Sol (Roman tradition): sun deity.
87. Shamash (Mesopotamian tradition): sun god.
88. Inti (Inca tradition): sun god.
89. Helios (Greek mythology): sun god.

Gender-Neutral Names That Mean Fire

90. Azar (Persian): “fire”.
91. Asahi (Japanese): “morning sun”.
92. Noor (Arabic): “light”.
93. Ray (English): beam of light.
94. Lumen (Latin): “light”.
95. Nova (Latin): “new”, also tied to a bright stellar explosion.
96. Phoenix (myth): reborn from flames.
97. Ash (English): ash from a fire (and a classic nature name).

Even More Names Meaning Fire

98. Ates (Turkish): “fire”.
99. Atesh (Persian): “fire”.
100. Atash (Persian): “fire”.
101. Brando (Italian): tied to “firebrand” or “torch” roots.
102. Brandr (Old Norse): “torch” or “firebrand”.
103. Blaze (English): “flame”.
104. Fuego (Spanish): “fire”.
105. Deepak (Sanskrit): “lamp” or “light”.
106. Deepa (Sanskrit): “lamp”.
107. Deepika (Sanskrit): “little light”.
108. Pradeep (Sanskrit): “lamp” or “light”.
109. Diya (Sanskrit): “lamp”.
110. Jyoti (Sanskrit): “light”.
111. Deepti (Sanskrit): “glow” or “brightness”.
112. Roshni (Hindi/Urdu): “light”.
113. Usha (Sanskrit): “dawn”.
114. Arun (Sanskrit): “dawn” and a reddish glow.
115. Alba (Latin/Italian/Spanish): “dawn” or “white”.
116. Oriana (Latin roots): often associated with “dawn” or “golden”.
117. Zora (Slavic): “dawn”.
118. Svetlana (Slavic): “light”.
119. Lucius (Latin): “light”.
120. Lucero (Spanish): “bright star” or “light”.
121. Chiara (Italian): “bright” or “clear”.
122. Clara (Latin): “bright” or “clear”.
123. Neriah (Hebrew): “lamp of the Lord”.
124. Anwar (Arabic): “lights” or “radiant”.
125. Nur (Arabic): “light”.
126. Siraj (Arabic): “lamp”.
127. Sholeh (Persian): “flame”.
128. Hikari (Japanese): “light”.
129. Hikaru (Japanese): “light” or “radiance”.

FAQS AT A GLANCE

What is a name that means fire?

A few direct picks: Atsila, Alev, Ates, Azar, Atash, and Agni.

What are unique baby names that mean fire?

Try Aithne, Hurik, Fiamma, Tanwen, IJsbrand, or Keahi if you want something less expected.

What is a name that resembles fire?

Names that hint at sparks, embers, or heat include Flint, Ember, Iskra, Volkan, Nova, and Ash.

What girl’s name means fire?

Alev, Alinta, Fiamma, Aithne, and Hurik are all strong choices with a fiery meaning.

What biblical name means fire?

Most biblical options lean toward light rather than literal fire. Uri (“my light”) and Neriah (“lamp of the Lord”) are two good fits, and Uriel is another popular light-themed option.

The Bottom Line

Fire names can be bold, soft, mythic, modern, or quietly glowing, so you do not have to pick something loud to get the vibe. Say a few out loud, picture them on a baby, a character, a pet, even a username, and see which one still feels warm after the first impression.